Alice Provensen
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Description
Alice Provensen collaborated with her late husband, Martin, on numerous highly acclaimed picture books, including the Caldecott Medal-winning The Glorious Flight and Nancy Willard's Newbery Medal-winning A Visit to William Blake's Inn, which was also a Caldecott Honor Book. The Provensens have been on the New York Times list of the Ten Best Illustrated Books eight times.
Books
The fireside cook book
Clear, easy-to-follow instructions for the basic preparation of every food, followed in each case by variations.
Katie the kitten
A kitten's day is busy as she plays, eats, and sleeps.
Day in the Life of Murphy
Murphy, a farm terrier, describes a day in his life as he gets fed in the kitchen, hunts mice, goes to the vet, returns to the house for dinner, investigates a noise outside, and retires to the barn for sleep.
Shaker Lane
When the town decides to build a reservoir on their land, the residents of Shaker Lane decide to move away rather than fight to keep their homes.
Roses are red
Rhymes and prose identify the basic colors and describe what happens when they are combined.
Play on words
Brief text and illustrations introduce a variety of games with sounds and meanings of words.
Leonardo da Vinci
The master swordsman & the magic doorway
In two stories set in ancient China, Little Chiu masters the sword and Mu Chi escapes death through his marvelous painting.
Our animal friends at Maple Hill Farm
Describes animals on the authors' own farm in New York: dogs, horses, pigs, geese, chickens, cows, goats, sheep, cats, and more!
Klondike gold
A fictionalized account of William Howell, a young prospector who braved the arduous journey from Boston to the Yukon Territory in search of gold in the Klondike River valley.
A Peaceable Kingdom
An illustrated alphabet rhyme that includes the animals from alligator to zebra.
The Year at Maple Hill Farm
This is a book about farm animals, and what happens during one year on a farm. In January, the cows stay in the barnyard, and the chickens don't lay many eggs. By March, you can tell spring is coming: the barn is filled with baby animals. Month by month, the animals at Maple Hill Farm sense the changing seasons and respond to the changes. Through gently humorous text and charming illustrations, Alice and Martin Provensen capture one year at their beloved Maple Hill Farm in a way sure to delight city slickers and country folk alike.
Town & country
Describes life in a big city and on a farm near a village.
Punch in New York
Tells Punch's adventures in New York City when he found to be in a suitcase that was stolen as his owner come through customs at Kennedy Airport.
For Our Children
Lyrics, illustrated by some renowned illustrators, from 20 songs on the Disney album For our children with musical notation for piano and guitar for 5 of the melodies.
Who's in the egg
Lists some of the many animals that lay eggs with illustrations of what hatches from them.
A Visit to William Blake's Inn
Poems for innocent and experienced travelers
What is a color?
Tells and illustrates what things are yellow, purple, blue, red, green, brown, orange, white, or black.
